[MichaelS]

Originally Posted by airdave

I didn't say the machine from Micro-Marks was the "chinese knock-off".
"Made In China" is not a problem for me.

I said the one in Nobi's post appeared to be similar, but different
to the other machines offered on ebay including from the American sellers.
In the photos you can see what appears to be lower quality or inferior design of some parts.

But in this case, the price was not overly discounted...
making me wonder if its worth the risk of getting an inferior "chinese knock-off" for the same price
or buy one from a more established seller ...like Micro-Mark.

I don't use the term "chinese knock-off" as a derogatory term,
I think its already been established that Chinese manufacturers are flooding sites like ebay
with lower quality and cheaper copies(knock-offs) of more expensive equipment
including lower quality tools and machines that you should be wary of.

Don't you just love living in a Politically Correct world!!